Norovirus

Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes severe gastrointestinal distress. It is commonly referred to as the stomach flu or a stomach bug, but it is not related to the influenza virus. While you can contract norovirus any time during the year, it is most prevalent in the United… Read More

Published April 22, 2024

Pilot Chemical Company Offers Disinfectants for Emerging Viral Pathogens Like the Ebola Virus

On October 12, 2022, the EPA triggered its emerging viral pathogen (EVP) guidance in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) response to the Ebola virus cases in western Uganda. Pilot Chemical Corp.’s subsidiary Mason Chemical Company has a broad line of EPA-registered formulations… Read More

Published December 14, 2022

The Threat of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

“Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today,” (1) is the lead statement from a fact sheet the World Health Organization (WHO) published on its web site in February 2018. WHO went further and added: Antibiotic resistance can affect anyone, of any… Read More

Published July 3, 2019

Clostridium difficile: One of the most Difficult Health Acquired Infections to Eradicate

Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is one of the most difficult healthcare-associated infectious agents to eradicate because of the limited number of antibiotics or disinfectants that have been found to be effective against this bacterium. The limited number of either antibiotics or disinfectants can be attributed primarily to the category of… Read More

Published January 18, 2019

Zika Virus

Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 and is named after the Zika Forest in Uganda. In 1952, the first human cases of Zika were detected. Since then, outbreaks of Zika have been recorded in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. As of May 10, 2016, there were 472… Read More

Published June 6, 2018

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